MEDICAL AIR TRAVEL
Mesothelioma patients are eligible for air transportation to access cancer specialists

Thanks to the generosity of thousands of pilots, volunteers and numerous charity organizations, mesothelioma patients can receive free or reduced air travel for medical treatment.

October 26, 2009 - Mesothelioma patients know that the best treatment they can receive is offered at cancer centers that have a mesothelioma program staffed with physicians and medical teams that specialize in mesothelioma treatment.

Many times patients find that while the treatment required is available, the hospital or facility can be hundreds or even thousands of miles away. The cost of getting to the facility can be prohibitive, leaving some patients with no alternatives for treatment.

According to MesotheliomaHelp.net, which traced much of the history of organized volunteer medical air transportation to the 1980s, many organizations have emerged to meet this humanitarian need. Angel Flight, Corporate Angel Network, and Pilots for Patients are companies comprised of pilots that donate their time, their planes, and their financial resources to provide air transportation for those who are financially needy or are too sick to travel on public transportation.

Medical air travel

Many patients have been given a new chance at life through the generosity of these charitable flying organizations. Mesothelioma patients and other severely ill patients do not have to turn away from advanced care just because of the distance to the best treatment facility.

Specialized treatment at hospitals and medical facilities far from home is now available to them. The abundance of testimonials and thank-you notes sent to the organizations prove that angels do have wings – airplane wings!

Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.

Government sources estimate that in the next decade more than 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with the deadliest form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is a cancer derived from occupational asbestos exposure, and most often contracted through employers’ preference for quick profits over the expense of maintaining the health and safety of workers.

Weitz & Luxenberg has protected the legal rights of asbestos-injured workers since 1986. And in that time the firm's mesothelioma lawyers have won several billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients injured by occupational asbestos exposure.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and seek a free case review, please notify us through the communication form on this page. We will pursue your claim with vigilance to help you pay for medical bills, lost wages, and suffering.